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Which do you think will be the next 'big' baby names?

99 replies

Ouchjuststoodonlego · 03/05/2020 11:58

Just idle musings really and I wondered what everyone else thought.
I seem to be hearing Penelope a lot from friends that are expecting.

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BikeRunSki · 03/05/2020 12:00

Whatever BoJo’s baby is called

Spied · 03/05/2020 12:01

I think Gloria, Dorothy, Daphne and Sarah will be up there.

whatausername · 03/05/2020 12:10

I had a list in my head the other day because I was pondering the same thing. Of course, it has gone right out my head now you ask!

Penelope
Elodie
Maybe Dorothy, I see it discussed a lot but I'm not actually sure it's being used much.
Mary - same as Dorothy

Peter
John

MikeUniformMike · 03/05/2020 12:51

Corona and Cyrus

mamablondie2 · 03/05/2020 13:22

Yes Penelope for sure.

Also:
Clementine
Arabella
Mabel - I know of 2 babies called Mabel a few months apart.

Boys:
Asher is quite popular in the US so I guess maybe that will influence UK also?

Though I do feel as though boys names seem to go through less ‘trends’ generally/take longer to change. Arthur/Theodore are both very ‘now’ - I could see Sebastian following suit.

Ouchjuststoodonlego · 03/05/2020 13:22

Should that be Covid MikeUniformMike ?
I wouldn't be surprised.

Gloria is an interesting one spied . I haven't heard that is ages.
Dorothy is nice. I would quite like to hear that more.

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Blursula · 03/05/2020 13:27

Otto, Milo, Arlo for boys

I also feel like there is constantly a thread going on here for long girls names like Clementine, Penelope and Francesca.

Ouchjuststoodonlego · 03/05/2020 13:27

Yes to Arabella. I have heard is discussed a few times recently.
I have a habit of loving unusual names just before they suddenly explode in popularity.
Sebastian is one that I liked but it's growing popularity puts me off.

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EdwinaMay · 03/05/2020 13:30

In 2009 so following the 2008 crash the fav boys names were
Oliver.
Jack.
Thomas.
Joshua.
Charlie.
Harry.
William.
Ethan.
So quite reserved. Perhaps the same will happen here. People looking for safe and steady rather than wild and woolly.

pinkpinecone · 03/05/2020 13:36

@Blursula I thought Milo and Arlo were already popular? Otto is a new one though I've not met a baby with that name yet but seen it a few times on here.

@mamablondie2 agree with Mabel, seems to be increasing in popularity

MikeUniformMike · 03/05/2020 13:38

Ooh is Covid a name, @Ouchjuststoodonlegouch. I'm sure it will be high in the 2021 names.

GiveMyHeadPeaceffs · 03/05/2020 13:41

I think it depends where you are to some extent. On MN there are frequently cited "popular" or "acceptable" that would never get used where I live 🤷🏻‍♀️

Kokeshi123 · 03/05/2020 13:43

German/Scandinavian names.
1920s-30s names like Betty.

Ouchjuststoodonlego · 03/05/2020 13:52

I hope not @MikeUniformMike
Intmjust thought that auto correct had changed it to Cyrus (which I quite like) on your list because it was paired with Corona.

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pinkpinecone · 03/05/2020 13:53

@Kokeshi123 good point, Casper keeps popping up on here and fits with the scandi theme.

MikeUniformMike · 03/05/2020 14:12

My thought was Cyrus the virus.

Whatsyourflava · 03/05/2020 14:25

If you just look at the statistics for fastest rising names- it's pretty apparent which names are shooting up and which are nearing extinction

Whatsyourflava · 03/05/2020 14:27

I think basing it on Mumsnet threads is too small a sample size. People mention names like Willa all the time on here. In real life the name is extremely rare and the statistics reflect this.

Whatsyourflava · 03/05/2020 14:28

In terms of Penelope @Ouchjuststoodonlego yes it's risen up the charts almost 500 places in recent years and is now a top 50 name. Beautiful name

toastofthetown · 03/05/2020 14:45

I can can see the next batch of dated names coming back in. Dorothy, Ivy, Wilfred and Albert will get tired sounding and be replaced by Barbara, Patricia, Donald (or maybe not!) and Walter.

I can see more unisex, word inspired nature names, such as Ocean, Sage, Harbour, Forest, Storm, etc. Animal names too: Bear, Fox, Wren. Flower/plant names will continue to rise, but new parents will look for less usual flowers: instead of Rose, Poppy and Daisy, names like Marigold, Magnolia, Maple, Blossom, Primrose, Acacia will join the mainstream.

Popular names now (for boys and girls, but particular girls) tend to very soft sounding, vowel-heavy, liquid names: Eliana, Aurora, Arya, Olivia Lilia, Willow, Amelia. This means that even though Eliana for example, is outside the top 200, and there might be no other Eliana’s in her class, it doesn’t sound distinct from the mainstream. I can see a move away from this, towards harder sounding names as parents want something more sonically distinct. Margot is leading the way on this with a hard G sound, while still having the trendy O sound at the end.I think more names with hard B, D, C/K and G sounds will rise int he future.

Names will continue to diversify. The percentage of babies called the top name has decreased massively over the years as parents look for more different names for their children. Babies with names in the top 100 will decrease further and further in number.

87Callista · 03/05/2020 14:46

(Aside from the regs: Jack/Harry/Henry/Isla/Olivia etc) Elodie, Eloise, Milo, Otto, Theo, Arlo, Asher, Eleanor, Ottilie, Charlotte, Dove, Noah, Alfie, Max, Roman, Hunter, Luca, Elise, Darcey, Pearl

87Callista · 03/05/2020 14:47

Margot

HelloItsmeAgain1 · 03/05/2020 14:49

I think people are trying to move away from the 'a' and 'y' for girls. Heard of a few Alices

pollysproggle · 03/05/2020 14:52

I think Lindsay is due a comeback, lovely name in my opinion. I've had/having all boys so couldn't use it.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 03/05/2020 15:07

Honestly, I don’t think half of these names will really be that popular beyond MN. I don’t know any new babies named anything like the ones being suggested.

I’m really not a fan of any of the ones mentioned.

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